Yadgir: A man in Duganoor of the taluk, a man allegedly killed two of his children and also attempted to murder another son, following a suspicion that his wife was in an extramarital relationship.

The deceased boys are Bhargav (5) and Saanvi (3), while the eldest child Hemanth (8) is learned to have escaped with minor injuries and is being treated at the Yadgir District Hospital.

The accused, identified as Sharanappa, is absconding.

A case has been booked by the Yadgir Rural Police. Pruthvik Shankar, Police Superintendent of Yadgir, reportedly visited the crime scene and has conducted an inspection.

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New Delhi: India will expand its high-speed rail network with seven new corridors as part of efforts to promote faster and environmentally sustainable passenger transport, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday.

Outlining the government’s infrastructure plans, Sitharaman said the proposed high-speed rail corridors are aimed at improving connectivity between major economic and cultural centres, while also helping reduce the carbon footprint of long-distance travel.

“The government proposes to develop environmentally sustainable passenger transport systems through seven high-speed rail corridors,” the finance minister said in her Budget speech.

According to the announcement, the identified routes include Mumbai–Pune, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, Varanasi–Siliguri, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Chennai and Chennai–Bengaluru. These corridors are expected to link key metropolitan cities with fast-growing urban and industrial hubs.